The Private Funds Group’s annual Funds in Focus Seminar in our New York office. This half-day conference examines the most pressing developments affecting the funds market and discusses what’s to come in the year ahead. The program focuses on recent SEC and other regulatory changes; trends and developments for hedge, private equity, venture capital and credit funds; an update on the secondaries market; and recent tax, ERISA, labor and employment developments.

Review of Recent and Pending Regulatory Developments

Speakers: Joshua Newville, Robert Plaze, Michael Suppappola, John Verwey, Christopher M. Wells 
Moderator: Robin Painter

Tax Reform: Consequences and Planning for Fund Investors and Managers

Speakers: David Miller, Amanda Nussbaum, Brian Huber

Hedge Funds: Big Data, Cybersecurity and Blockchain Developments

Speakers: Rob Leonard, Kristen J. Mathews, Michael F. Mavrides, Jeffrey D. Neuburger

Hot Topics in Private Equity, Growth Equity & Venture Capital

Speakers: Sarah Cherry, Arnold May, Stephen Mears, Malcolm Nicholls

Private Credit Strategies: Recent Trends in Structuring, Capital Raising and Deployment

Speakers: Monica Arora, Steve Boyko, Stuart Coleman, David Miller, Chip Parsons

Secondaries: Recent Trends & Innovations

Speakers: Niamh Curry, Scott Jones, Kate Simpson, Mike Suppappola

Latest Developments in Employment Law for Fund Managers

Speakers: Lloyd Chin, Keisha-Ann Gray, Harris Mufson 

M&A Involving Asset Managers

Speakers: Jon Benloulou, Gary Granik, Jamiel Poindexter, David Tegeler, Chris Wells